I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I love summer food! I love the freshness, the bright flavors and colors, and the fact that it's just feels cleaner and healthier. Don't get me wrong, nothing could ever replace my warm bowl of stew or dumplings when the weather is cold, but there is just something so great about a nice summer salad.
I bought some beautiful strawberries the other day, and if I've learned anything about berries, it's that you pretty much need to make sure they are eaten within twenty four hours of purchasing them, otherwise you may end up with the tragedy of them going bad before enjoying them. So I thought they would be delicious in a big green salad. I sweetened the strawberries with a bit of Splenda beforehand, just to really get the full contrast of sweet strawberries and tangy balsamic vinaigrette. And I know I put avocado in EVERYTHING, but it was the perfect creamy mediator between the two flavors. And for an extra treat, candied almonds to top it off! I really enjoyed this salad, never once missed the meat and felt so good when I was done. Ah, summer!
Strawberry-Avocado Salad
Ingredients
romaine lettuce
baby spinach
strawberries, sweetened if desired
avocado
balsamic vinaigrette
candied almonds (Combine sliced almonds with a few teaspoons of sugar in a dry saute pan, place on medium heat. Stir with a wooden spoon until sugar melts completely over almonds, remove from heat.)
Directions
Toss your leaves with desired amount of dressing. Top salad with remaining ingredients and enjoy!
23 comments:
That is one refreshingly good looking salad. Very summery. Love it. Plus it has two things that I love - strawberries and avocado.
This looks like the perfect summer salad!!! Anything containing avocado is a "must try" for me :)
I would love this salad. Thanks for the tip on making candied almonds!
what a fresh and yummy summer salad!
Yum yum yum! Strawberries and avocados work so well together! Perfect and fresh for summer BBQs
this salad looks delicious
I have never had strawberries and avocados together. It sounds really great!
Teresa, my mouth is watering for this salad. Oh my gosh does it ever look and sound wonderful!
And I love it that you love dumplings!!!
A beautiful summertime salad! Love the strawberry and avocado combo!
Ooooh! This looks so yummy! You are so creative, I would never have thought to combine avocados & strawberries...you are a genius!
Looks delish! You know what else would be awesome in there? aspinkle of blue cheese!
~ingrid
Btw, sorry I've been a slacker w/the commenting. I blame the kids!
~ingrid
avocado is such a great combo with strawberries. Creamy and rich against tart and light!
This is an awesome combination! It is so light, fresh and perfect for the summer!
How tasty!! I have just recently discovered the joys of fruit and greens together.
Refreshing, gorgeous, healthy all rolled into one meal. So colorful and pretty too. WINNER!
I love adding fruit to my salads. Gorgeous!
I LOVE this kind of sweet salad. Yours looks delicious!
Beautiful salad...very refreshing!
For sure...avocado makes everything better!! This looks delicious...love the candied almonds, too :D
yum yum yum! I LOVE salads!
Very refreshing! and it sure sounds delicious with strawberries and avocado!
This looks GREAT! You know I love a good salad and I haven't put strawberries in one in forever! Thanks for the reminder of how good this can be!!
really great combo of flavors here. thumbs up.
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